Stem cells for dummies The ability to maintain embryonic stem cell lines—more importantly, to preserve their pluripotence—in culture held out great promise for the treatment of a range of conditions from cancer to Parkinson’s disease. Unfortunately the technology ran into trouble when in 2001 the US Government restricted Federal funding to work done with the…

Stem cells for dummies The ability to maintain embryonic stem cell lines—more importantly, to preserve their pluripotence—in culture held out great promise for the treatment of a range of conditions from cancer to Parkinson’s disease. Unfortunately the technology ran into trouble when in 2001 the US Government restricted Federal funding to work done with the…